Southern Appalachian Alumni Chapter
Southern Appalachian Alumni Chapter (Founded 9 July 2012) is an alumni chapter centered in Johnson City, Tennessee. The Chapter includes alumni from northeast Tennessee, southwest Virginia, southeast Kentucky, and northwest North Carolina.
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Chapter History
Founding
Charter members of SAAC, as per their petition to National Council:
Note: All of the above Brothers are alumni members of the Epsilon Xi Collegiate Chapter.
The Active Chapter
2013 Officers:
- President - Ryan Alexander
- Vice President - Joanne Lamb
- Secretary - Kat Davridge
- Treasurer - Chris Dean
- Recruitment Coordinator - Jillian Quirante
Current SAAC Brothers
- Kristina Alexander
- Ryan Alexander
- Dawn Davridge
- Kat Davridge
- Chris Dean
- Jessica Fain
- Joanne Lamb
- Josh Moore
- Jillian Quirante
Past Chapter Presidents
- Ryan Alexander: 2012 to present
Chapter Events & Activities
August 2012: The Chapter will be represented in Grand Chapter for the first time by the president and vice president! The Chapter is sending a total of five members to represent the Chapter at National Convention.
September 2012: The majority of the members of SAAC came together to enjoy a fantastic dinner and a movie. This event was considered a scholarship themed event based on The Hunger Games. Attendees were encouraged to read at least the first book of the series prior to attending the event. Each member cooked and brought a dish inspired by recipes from The Unofficial Cookbook of The Hunger Games. While dining on the scrumptious dinner, we all watched The Hunger Games. The event was very enjoyable and considered a great event!
November 2012:
For SAAC's social event, TriCity members of SAAC traveled to Knoxville, TN to join the Knoxville members to celebrate the University of Tennessee - Knoxville's homecoming. They met and watched the UT vs. Troy football game, enjoyed a few games of pool, and, of course, consumed some great food. SAAC is looking forward to more events in Knoxville, TN.
In addition to the social event, SAAC hosted a roundtable discussion after one of the Epsilon Xi Chapter meetings.
December 2012: For the holiday season, SAAC had a get together including potluck (our favorite), Secret Santa exchange, playing the trivia game Smart Ass (to include an element of scholarship for this month's rotation), and watching Ted.
January 2013: SAAC began the new year with a service event to honor the victims at Sandy Hook Elementary school. The PTA at the school called out for individuals to mail in snowflakes to create a winter wonderland for the students when they returned from the holiday break. Because of the overwhelming response to the project, the PTA closed snowflake admissions. SAAC members still made snowflakes and will display them at the university located in Johnson City as a showing of solidarity.
February 2013: In honor of the Valentine's Day season, SAAC members got together for a night of food, fun, and fellowship in Limestone, TN. An Italian potluck was served and a variety of fun icebreakers and games were played throughout the night with prizes! Also, attendees gave good-old-fashioned Valentine's Day cards to each other.
March 2013: For SAAC's scholarship event, two of the members hosted an Irish-themed potluck and taught the attendees the essentials of home brewing. Equipment, ingredients, and processes were discussed. One of the highlights was practicing putting bottle caps on bottles.
April 2013: Two events were planned for the month of April. The first event was an on-going event dedicated to service. The Chapter challenged the Epsilon Xi chapter to see who could collect the most Hershey candy bars to benefit a project of the Mission of Hope - Philippines. The winner of the challenge will be announced on April 20 at Epsilon Xi's Founders' Day formal. The second event was a recruitment event for those alumni from the Epsilon Xi Chapter that were celebrate Founders' Day.
May 2013: This month's event was dedicated to the social leg of the tripod. SAAC Members, two new alumni members, and Nick Christy joined in on the fun of celebrating Cinco de Mayo at one of Johnson City's favorite Mexican restaurants, El Charolais (or El Torito's/El T's/El Kroger). The group had a great time with food and fellowship at this event.
June 2013: SAAC's June event was a social event in Knoxville, TN at Wasabi's Hibachi Grill. Members who attended Alumni Convention 2013 met up with other SAAC Members for the occasion. It was a great afternoon of entertainment and fellowship!
Notable Alumni
SAAC would like to thank all of those individuals who signed the charter creating this awesome Alumni Chapter!
